More Than 380,000 Covid-19 Boosters Have Been Administered Since Monday

Friday, 24 December 2021 13:01

Approximately 84,000 administered on Thursday

Over 386,000 booster and additional vaccine doses have been administered since Monday.

Almost 84,000 of those were given yesterday, in a combination of vaccination centres, GP surgeries and in pharmacies.

So far this week more than 8,200 people have presented for their first or second vaccine dose also.

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has thanked the workers involved in the rollout, saying he appreciate the logistical challenges involved in the programme.

The next Covid-19 booster vaccination clinic at Punchestown qill open on Wednesday, 29th December between 8.30am & 12pm.

The clinic is open for those aged over 40 & healthcare workers.

Hospitals

The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care has fallen to its lowest level in over 6 weeks.

89 people are receiving critical care at the moment, of a total of 393 confirmed cases in hospital.

However there are fears that those numbers could begin to rise again soon, alongside high case figures in recent weeks.

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